Ilitch Charities Awards College Scholarships to Local Youth Hockey Players!

Ilitch Charities earlier this summer awarded $12,500 in scholarships to five student athletes from the Little Caesars AAA Hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League (LCAHL). The students were honored at a ceremony at Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit emceed by Ken Daniels, play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Red Wings on Fox Sports Detroit television. Ilitch Charities Chairman Christopher Ilitch presented the scholarships to the following honorees:

Noah Bohl of Adrian, MI

Grant DeMoss of Battle Creek, MI

Cameron Ohrt of Battle Creek, MI

Kelsey Summers of West Bloomfield, MI

Kyle Tokan of Howell, MI

“Little Caesars youth hockey players represent some of the best young hockey talent in the country,” said Christopher Ilitch, who is also president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings Inc. “These young people are not only talented athletes, but outstanding students and overall great people. Through sponsorship of our youth hockey programs we have had the opportunity to help these athletes achieve great things in the sport of hockey. Now through Ilitch Charities, we are happy to invest in their educational goals as well. At Ilitch Charities we really do put our heart into helping. And, it is a treat to be a part of their success on the ice and off.”

For the past nine years, Ilitch Charities has honored outstanding Little Caesars hockey players with a scholarship toward the college or university of their choice. To qualify, students must maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average, be a current member of a Little Caesars AAA or LCAHL team and have plans to attend a college or university within the next two years.
The Little Caesars AAA Hockey program and the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey League are two of the country’s most respected youth hockey programs. Nearly 15,000 male and female athletes across the Midwest participate in the leagues. Thousands of players have moved on to play collegiate hockey and more than 100 have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Michael and Marian Ilitch began supporting youth hockey in the 1960s, shortly after they founded Little Caesars Pizza.